Railroad-tie.



Patented Ian. 2, I900.

W. M. 8:. E. G. HUDSON.

RAILROAD TIE.

(Application filed Aug. 24, 1899.)

(No Model.)

m m n# w. 3 Z 2% W a m 'rarns XVILLIAM M. HUDSON AND ENOS GREELEYHODSON, OF ROSEBURG, OREGON.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 640,28 5, dated January2, 1900. Application filed August 24, 1899. Serial No. 728,848. (Nomodel.)

To (tZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, \VILLIAM M. HODSON and Enos GREELEY Honsov,citizens of the United States, residing at Roseburg, in the county ofDouglas and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and usefulImprove ments in Railroad-'lies; and we do hereby dcclare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to maizeand use the same.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in railroad-ties;and it has for its object, among other things, to provide a rigid tie ofdurable construction and having suitable fastening devices ad justablyheld thereto for retaining the rails in proper position thereon.

To these ends the invention consists in the novel construction andcombination of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying drawin gs, showing the preferred form ofcarrying out my invention, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective viewof a tie,showing in dotted lines rails secured thereon. Fig. 2 is a topplan view of the tie with the detachable plates removed. Fig. 3 is asection on line 3 3, Fig. Fig. 4 is a detail view of a plate detached.

Referring to parts in said figures by letters of reference, A is thetie, forged from a wrought piece of iron or steel into T shape incross-section, with the vertical lapping portions suitably held togetherfrom spreading by means of bolts or rivets a, as shown. To the upperportion of the tie, at or near one end, is secured, as by rivet-s b, aplate B, having an upwardly-inclined end B, for the purpose hereinafterdescribed. Adjacent to said plate B the upper surface of the tieA isserrated transversely, as at O, which serrations are adapted to beengaged by similar teeth (Z, formed upon the lower surface of a plate D,having also an upwardly-inclined end D, opposed to the end B of plate B.The plates B D are provided with parallel longitudinal slots E, adaptedto receive bolts E, passing through square openings in the upper surfaceof the tie, and whereby they may be rigidly secured thereto and therails readily adapted to conform to the required curve. The opposite endof the tie is likewise serrated for engagement with teeth formed onplates D, similar to the one hereinbefore described, and arranged withtheir upwardlyinclined ends D adjacent to each other. These plates arealso provided with slots E for the reception of the bolts E. It isobvious that by this construction the rails may be readily secured tothe ties and properly gaged the desired distance apart.

In the foregoing description We have shown the preferred form of ourinvention; but we do not limit ourselves thereto, as We are aware thatmodifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit orsacrificing the advantages of said invention, and we therefore reservethe right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of ourinvention.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A railway-tie consisting of a single sheet of metal folded uponitself in opposite directions at its base and havingits edges extend ing outwardly in opposite directions from the web of the tie, serrationsupon the upper surface of the tie, and means for preventing the tie fromspreading and also for connecting the rail thereto, substantially asdescribed.

2. A railway-tie consisting of a single sheet of metal folded uponitself in opposite directions at its base and having its edges extendingoutwardly in opposite directions from the web of the tie, and anadjustable plate secured to the tie near each of said edges wherebyspreading of the tie is prevented, said plate adapted to engage with thebase of a rail, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we afflx our signatures in presence of twoWitnesses.

WILLIAM M. HODSON. ENOS GREELEY I-IODSON. "Witnesses:

RUDOLPH HARNESS, J. A. BUCHANAN.

